Southwest Georgia Academy and Heritage squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Southwest Georgia Academy had to settle for second. They were outmatched by the Heritage Hawks and fell 72-33. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Hawks are ranked 94th).
Leading Heritage to victory were Sam Mead and MaKari Townsend. Mead went 7-for-10 on his way to 18 points and seven boards, while Townsend went 5-for-6 en route to 16 points and five rebounds. Townsend's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Barron Ofosu-Kwarteng was another key player, putting up nine points and five assists.
Southwest Georgia Academy's loss dropped their record down to 16-12. As for Heritage, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 22-6.
Southwest Georgia Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Heritage, they will square off against Brentwood at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Brentwood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last ten matchups.
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